{"product_id":"u-k-super-detective-library-rip-kirby-volume-one-black-white-edition","title":"U.K. SUPER-DETECTIVE LIBRARY-RIP KIRBY VOLUME ONE BLACK \u0026 WHITE EDITION","description":"\u003cp\u003eRip Kirby hit the newspapersÕ comic pages as a completely new concept for the private\u003cbr\u003e\ndetective medium. He was thoughtful, wore glasses and smoked a pipe. He had his\u003cbr\u003e\nshare of fisticuffs and gun battles, but preferred to think his way through a mystery.\u003cbr\u003e\nRip Kirby was aided in his sleuthing by a reformed burglar named Desmond and RipÕs\u003cbr\u003e\nlong time girlfriend, the lovely Honey Dorian.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Rip Kirby comic strip was the brainchild of Alex Raymond (creator of Flash Gordon and\u003cbr\u003e\nSecret Agent X-9) and Editor Ward Greene. The strip debuted on March 4, 1946 and would\u003cbr\u003e\ncontinue for over fifty years. Alex Raymond was given the prestigious Reuben award in\u003cbr\u003e\n1949 for his work. The interior artwork in these stories are all Alex Raymond's brilliant\u003cbr\u003e\npencils and inks. The covers were crafted by James E. McConnell. Raymond wrote three of\u003cbr\u003e\nthe four scripts for this collection. The script for RACE OF DEATH was penned by Fred\u003cbr\u003e\nDickenson\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Rip Kirby comic strip was an amazing combination of beautifully crafted artwork and\u003cbr\u003e\ntaught writing and is still considered to be a classic to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RETRO COMIC REPRINTS","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44928956235937,"sku":"9798891526334","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/kv965q5-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1747581422","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/u-k-super-detective-library-rip-kirby-volume-one-black-white-edition","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}